The Beach Boys' rolling tune machine Brian Wilson is set to headline the Hop Farm Music Festival (4-6 Jul, The Hop Farm Family Park), which is a different festival entirely from the Vince Power-helmed event of the same name. That festival is moving to Tunbridge Wells after it was forced to cancel last year because of poor ticket sales. Got it? Good…

On a more straightforward tip, Kendal's finest falsetto merchants Wild Beasts are heading out to support their highly anticipated new album Present Tense (tour starts 26 Mar, Albert Hall, Manchester)…

Wirral electronica wunderkind Evian Christ is putting on another Trance Party (21 Mar, Oval Space, E2). This time it features the gold-toothed grin of rapper Travi$ Scott, UK funky man Lil Silva and a live performance from Numbers' sherbet-coated pop lover SOPHIE…

Finally, prepare yourself for the return of Brighouse's finest Britpop hangers-on, Embrace! Yes, the McNamaras are back with a new self-titled album and an "intimate" tour in Scotland to road-test it on (tour starts 13 Feb, Fat Sam's, Dundee).